Surveillance video released in burglary at Rock Hill mosque

Rock Hill Police are looking for this man accused of breaking into the Islamic Center in Rock Hill on Friday.
courtesy of Rock Hill Police

Rock Hill Police are looking for this man accused of breaking into the Islamic Center in Rock Hill on Friday.
courtesy of Rock Hill Police

ROCK HILL

A broad-daylight vandalism and break-in at Rock Hill’s only mosque Friday is not being considered a hate crime, police said.

In a 2-minute video police released Monday, the suspect repeatedly hammers at the door glass with a rock so big he needed two hands to wield it. He then uses his elbow several times to smash the glass before reaching through the opening to get inside the mosque. The surveillance video shows the suspect carrying a power saw from the mosque onto Rock Hill’s Main Street.

A witness claims to know the suspect as someone who regularly passes by on foot and bicycle.

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